The Future of Procurement in the North of England!
We’re excited to announce that on 1st April 2025, CPC became the Northern Procurement Alliance (NPA). This decisive change marks LHCPG’s whole-hearted commitment to its mission of becoming the procurement services provider of choice in the North of England.
This momentous change means far more than simply a change of name and refreshed brand identity. Now exclusively serving the North East, North West and Yorkshire & Humberside, NPA will mirror the successes of LHCPG’s regional procurement models in London, the South East and Midlands, Scotland and Wales, ensuring that the North of England benefits from tailored, community-driven procurement solutions.
Led by our Regional Director Faye Whiteoak, NPA’s dedicated and growing team will be committed to delivering a best in sector and region service, providing easy access to LHC PG’s comprehensive range of innovative and market leading frameworks, procurement expertise and unrivalled technical support. And under our newly formed Community Benefit Fund model we will be working closely with our clients and appointed companies to deliver even greater social impacts in the local communities in which we all work.
Commenting on the step-change, Faye Whiteoak said: “LHCPG has a strong commitment to the North. This new business unit will help to accelerate the group’s impact in the region, and I am thrilled to be leading the charge in helping to deliver superior technical support via NPA.
“We are continuing to grow our highly valued working relationships across the North and are focusing on using our Gold Standard-verified procurement services to achieve better homes, better buildings and better communities in the regions.”
Clive Feeney, LHCPG’s CEO, added: “NPA will mirror the successes of our regional procurement models in Scotland and Wales, ensuring that the north of England benefits from tailored, community-driven procurement solutions.
“NPA’s relationships with public sector clients in the North will demonstrate how a well-structured procurement strategy can drive regional success, in alignment with the government’s broader ambitions for English Devolution.”
To help spread the NPA message, we will be attending a number of key national and regional events throughout the year starting with ProcureX England 2025 in Liverpool in May – a one-day event designed for public sector procurement professionals.
At stand 44,we will be hosting exclusive virtual reality sessions focused on how our Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) framework, launched earlier this year, can be used to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions from social housing, healthcare, education and other public buildings.
In June, we will also be attending Housing 2025 (stand D4) in Manchester, followed by the Chartered Institute of Housing and National Housing Federation’s Housing Community Summit in Liverpool from 8-9 September, where we will have an NPA-branded bus opposite the main stage.
If you would like to know more about NPA or our upcoming events, contact us here:
www.northernprocurement.org.uk/contact-us/
NPA: The Future of Procurement in the North of England.
